Movies To Go soon to be gone – Lakewood store closing June 30
Movies To Go, one of the original video-rental stores in Pierce County, has begun its close-out sale and will finally shutter its doors on June 30. Owners Mike and Carol Umbehocker, who opened the...
View ArticleGoodwill opening upscale store June 6 in South Tacoma on Hosmer
It’s called “fashion forward merchandising” and its first iteration will be revealed beginning June 6 at the grand opening of Tacoma Goodwill’s newest retail outlet. A step up from the shopping...
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Investor with ties to Bellevue developer buys downtown Tacoma’s Columbia Bank...
An investor with close ties to Bellevue mega-developer F. Kemper Freeman Jr. has bought one of downtown Tacoma’s historic retail cornerstones, the Columbia Bank Building. But Howard McQuaid said his...
View ArticleLong-awaited downtown Kent residential and retail project will begin next month
A long-awaited Kent residential and retail project at a key downtown intersection will begin construction next month. The five-story, mixed use building will contain 176 apartments, 3,100 square feet...
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UPDATED: More apartments planned for Tacoma’s St. Helens neighborhood?
As Exit133.com noted earlier today, one of the developers of The Metropolitan, at 245 St. Helens Ave., is going through environmental review for a new 121-unit apartment building. The Land Use...
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Another success from Spaceworks Tacoma: Grit City GrindHouse opens next week
A shop offering skateboards, longboards and custom art will celebrate its grand opening June 21. Grit City GrindHouse will operate in the St. Helens neighborhood, just down the hill from Puget Sound...
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New Foss apartment could break ground in September
A new waterfront apartment building, the first built on downtown Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway since the recession began six years ago, could break ground as early as September. The 167-unit Henry...
View ArticleGrocery workers to post informational pickets Wednesday
Attempts to reach a new labor agreement for some 30,000 grocery workers in the Puget Sound area are reaching a confrontational stage. Workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local...
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Tacoma Walmart workers busy stocking shelves – opening set for July 17
The rosebushes are blooming in the parking lot and the baked beans and peanut butter are on the shelves at Walmart Store No. 4137, the 52nd in the state and the first within the Tacoma city limits....
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Tacoma Top Food & Drug closing
Walmart’s decision to build a store in Tacoma is already having an effect on the city’s retail landscape, though the retail giant’s store has yet to open. Tacoma’s Top Food & Drug store, a neighbor...
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UPDATED: Chick-fil-A planning a Tacoma store
Georgia-based Chick-fil-A, known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, plans to open a drive-through restaurant in Tacoma. The plans were filed with the City of Tacoma this morning and first...
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Free cake, no protests as Walmart opens its first Tacoma store
With speeches, cheers and a prayer, Tacoma’s first Walmart store opened Wednesday morning. Dozens of patrons waited for the doors to open at 8 a.m. as Walmart officials and dignitaries gathered in a...
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